Petersburg in the reign of Catherine the Great
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Before you, the book on the history of St. Petersburg at one of the most important stages of its development is in the time of Catherine II. The sovereign was immensely loved his capital. That unforgettable look of the city, which we know and love, began to form precisely during its reign: granite embankments, bastions of the Petropavlovsk fortress, a copper rider, a lattice of a summer garden, a building in the style of classicism, which came here just thanks to Catherine, valued grace, rigor , airiness of these white and yellow structures. After all, they were so perfectly fit into the urban space of this, as Fedor Dostoevsky wrote, "the most intentional city" ...
American professor from Richmond George Manro, who fell in love with St. Petersburg at first glance and dedicated to his study years, reveals in this book what was not visible behind the magnificent facades of the palaces. He studies that everyday life, everydayness, without which there can be no full life of the city. In detail, with attention and interest, the author writes about how the capital was transformed, as she was supplied, as its management, trade, industry was arranged, what its inhabitants were engaged 250 years ago
American professor from Richmond George Manro, who fell in love with St. Petersburg at first glance and dedicated to his study years, reveals in this book what was not visible behind the magnificent facades of the palaces. He studies that everyday life, everydayness, without which there can be no full life of the city. In detail, with attention and interest, the author writes about how the capital was transformed, as she was supplied, as its management, trade, industry was arranged, what its inhabitants were engaged 250 years ago
Author:
Author:Monroe D.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
Paper:
Paper:white
Series:
Series: All about St. Petersburg
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-227-06658-9
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